We’re having to do some work under the hood of our servers on the weekend of the 27th and 28th of January. This work is essential to keep p2pu.org running smoothly, and we apologize in advance for any hassles this may cause you. The site will be unavailable between 3 pm and 6pm EST. And hey, [...]

Last week we told you about a new  P2PU School of the Mathematical Future course that blurs the boundaries of university and open learning. Developing Mathematics: The Early Years (also known as ED218 at Acadia University) has 25 participants, 7 of which take the course for credit at Arcadia University. For [...]

Maria Droujkova, one of the most active members of the P2PU community and the founder of the P2PU School of Math Future just shared this exciting news with us: I am leading a MOOC (massive open online course) this Spring. The sign-up is open January 17-22 at P2PU School of Math Future:

http://p2pu.org/en/groups/ed218-developing-mathematics-the-early-years/

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“We are convinced that to change the world we must first improve education. We firmly believe that education should be open and must be equal for all regardless of economic or social status of each.”

- Trisfera, Panama City

The totally awesome student group Trisfera of Panama is kicking off a [...]

One year is a long time. A lot has happened at P2PU over the 12 months. And while this time “between the years” is always a good opportunity to look back, I struggle to sit still and not look ahead to 2012 as well. Here are some 2011 take-aways going from the very high-level right [...]

The new year is fast approaching and with it the resolutions we make in hopes of becoming better versions of ourselves. We already know you’re hoping to shed a few pounds, spend more time with your family and simultaneously fill up your wallets – but we also know that learning never ends and that [...]

Spread the Word

P2PU is hiring a Django Developer, all the details are below. Even if you’re not a developer, you can help. Tell all your friends we’re hiring by tweeting/sharing the following:

“Get Paid to Write Open Source Code” @p2pu is hiring a Django Developer. bit.ly/w4hvbL

— P2P University (@p2pu)

How can an international, multi-lingual, time-zone spanning, generation-gapping volunteer learning community organize, unify, and continue to grow? Community member Dany Bautista of Bogota, Columbia might just have the answer. He has been busy at work developing an ambassador program for P2PU.

Here’s Dany’s outline of what an ambassador program could look like:
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This week we have some brilliant new courses and challenges on offer, which are guaranteed to feed your body as well as your mind. For you, for free. Because we really do care that much.

CSET Science and Math
Many countries and all states in the United States qualify their teachers by requiring that [...]

“I believe our biggest accomplishment [at the Berlin workshop] was the incorporation (at least in me) of a certain sense of urgency and excitement about the need to continuously improve the platform to ensure p2pu.org becomes a trusted, effective and awesome space for learners online.”

- Niels Sprong, long-time P2PU contributor

On November [...]